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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • infodetails2006@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • information06@web.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Fayaad Parvez" <infodetails2006@aim.com>
Reply-To: information06@web.de
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:04:56 +0200
Subject: CAN YOU REPRESENT OUR FIRM?


Calvary Greetings,
Sir,
We are exporters based in Taiwan, we export raw materials, such as Calcite, Barites, Manganese Dioxide, Dolomite, Mica, China Clay, Manganese Dioxide, Ferrous (Iron) Oxide, Paints, Rubber, Plastics, Construction chemicals and we import from Asia and export into Europe, America and Australia.
We are interested in employing your services, to work with us as our Payment Agent who can help us establish a medium of receiving payments on our behalf for Goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in Europe, America or Australia.
If you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be very glad and subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Europe, America and Australia.
Please, if you are interested kindly forward the following information below for documentary:-
Your Full names..................................................................................................
Age....................................................................................................................
Sex....................................................................................................................
Marital Status.....................................................................................................
Nationality...........................................................................................................
Country of Residence.........................................................................................
Telephone Number...............................................................................................
Fax Number..........................................................................................................
Your Occupation...................................................................................................
YOUR BENEFITS.
If you are being approved as our Representative, you are entitled to an annual income of $10,000USD, and you will be also entitled to 10% of whatever amount you receive from our customers who are making payments through you to us.
Thank you as we await your quick response for more details.
Sincerely,
Mr. Fayaad Parvez
55,An Suing East 9th Street,
Taichung, Taiwan.
E-mail:-
infodetails2006@aim.com
information06@web.de

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